Historic Personal Taxes in the 18th Century
Various personal taxes were raised at different times from 1748. There were separate schedules for each tax but not all records survive. This page has transcripts of the schedules for Forgan parish from 1748 to 1798. The records are held by the National Records of Scotland, ref. E326 and the originals are online at ScotlandsPlaces, which has an overview of the records and transcripts of some of the documents. Interpreting old documents can produce different results.
The following taxes are included here:
Carriage Tax 1785-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Cart Tax 1785-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Clock and Watch Tax 1797-98 sorted by name
Dog Tax 1797-98 sorted by name
Farm Horse Tax 1797-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Female Servants' Tax 1785-92 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Horse Tax 1785-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Inhabited House Tax 1778-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Male Servants' Tax 1777-98 sorted by name, sorted by date,
Window Tax 1748-98 sorted by name, sorted by date.
From 1798 taxes were payable to a single consolidated fund. These were entered on a single schedule, which included houses and windows, inhabited houses, male servants, carriages, riding and carriage horses, horses used in husbandry and trade and mules, and dogs. The consolidated schedules survive for the year 5th April 1798 to 5th April 1799 only.
All records sorted by name, all records sorted by date
There are no Poll Tax records for Forgan, and no Shop Tax records for Fife at all. The Hearth Tax and some Land Tax records are listed on other pages.
A note on the Window Tax - initially the rolls list properties with 10 or more windows but from 1762 onwards they list those with 8 or more windows and from October 1766 they list those with 7 or more. The tax was eventually repealed in 1851.
There are 122 records.
Date | Taxpayer | Taxable items | Duty paid | Tax | Source ref | Note | Location |
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19 Sep1785 | William Challmers Uperfrierton | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | Captn. Alexr Duncan of St Ford | 2 carriage & saddle horses | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | ||
19 Sep1785 | Thomas Fleeming Neuton of Frierton | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | John Gillespie Esqr of Kirkton | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | John Hay at Newport | 3 carriage & saddle horses | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | Andrew Jameson at [Woodmuir] | 2 carriage & saddle horses | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | ||
19 Sep1785 | Andrew Lanceman at Woodmuir | 2 carriage & saddle horses | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | ||
19 Sep1785 | William McCulloch at Scrugieside | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | John Meldrum in Innerdavid | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | Mrs Meldrum in Barns of [Kirkton] | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | George Stark in Flass | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | Peter Walker in Newton | 1 carriage & saddle horse | 5s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/123 | Location | |
19 Sep1785 | Total Forgan parish | 17 carriage & saddle horses | £4 5s. 0d. | Horse Tax | E326/9/1/124 | ||
10 Aug 1787 | William Chalmers at upper Frirton | 1 saddle horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | Location | |
10 Aug 1787 | Captain Alexander Duncan of St ford | 2 carriage horses, 1 saddle horse | £1 10s. 0d. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | ||
10 Aug 1787 | Thomas Fleming at Frirton | 1 saddle horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
10 Aug 1787 | John Gillespie Esq of Kirton | 1 saddle horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | Location | |
10 Aug 1787 | John Hay at Newport | 3 saddle horses | £1 10s. 0d. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | Location | |
10 Aug 1787 | Andrew Jameson at Woodmuir | 1 saddle horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | ||
10 Aug 1787 | Andrew Lansman at [Woodmuir] | 1 saddle horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | ||
10 Aug 1787 | William McCullow at Scrogiesead | 1 saddle horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | Location | |
10 Aug 1787 | John Melldrum at Inerdavid | 1 saddle horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | Location | |
10 Aug 1787 | Mrs Melldrum at the Barns of Kirton | 1 saddle horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | Location | |
10 Aug 1787 | George Stark at Flass | 1 saddle horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | Location | |
10 Aug 1787 | Petter Wallker at Newton | 1 saddle horse | 10s. | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | Location | |
10 Aug 1787 | Total Forgan parish | 2 carriage horses, 14 saddle horses | £8 | Horse Tax | E326/9/6/115 | ||
2 Aug 1788 | William Bousie Barnskirktone | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/131 | Location | |
2 Aug 1788 | Thomas Fleming at Frierton | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/130 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
2 Aug 1788 | John Gillespie Esq of Kirktone | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/131 | Location | |
2 Aug 1788 | John Hay at Newport | 3 saddle horses | £1 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/130 | Location | |
2 Aug 1788 | Andrew Jameson in Woodmuir | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/130 | ||
2 Aug 1788 | Andrew Lanceman at [Woodmuir] | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/130 | ||
2 Aug 1788 | William McCulloch Scrogyside | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/130 | Location | |
2 Aug 1788 | John Meldrum in Innerdervid | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/130 | Location | |
2 Aug 1788 | George Stark at Flass | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/130 | Location | |
2 Aug 1788 | Robert Thom in Upper friertonn | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/131 | Location | |
2 Aug 1788 | Peter Walker at Newton | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/130 | Location | |
2 Aug 1788 | Total Forgan parish | 13 saddle horses | £6 10s 0d. | Horse Tax | E326/9/9/131 | ||
24 Jul 1789 | William Bisset at the Kirkton of Barns | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/12/127 | [? Bousie] | Location |
24 Jul 1789 | Thomas Fleming at Freirton | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/12/127 | [which Friarton not stated] | Location |
24 Jul 1789 | John Gillespie Esq Kirkton | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/12/127 | Location | |
24 Jul 1789 | John Hay at Newport for hyre | 2 carriage horses | £1 | Horse Tax | E326/9/12/127 | Location | |
24 Jul 1789 | John Hay of Newport | 2 horses (1 no charge, 1 at 5s. per annum) | 3s. 9d. | Horse Tax | E326/9/15/63 | Location | |
24 Jul 1789 | Andrew Landsman at Woodmuir for hyre | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/12/127 | ||
24 Jul 1789 | The Hone. Robt Lindsay of St foord | 4 horses (3 no charge, 3 at 7s. 6d. per annum) [sic] | 16s. 10.5d. | Horse Tax | E326/9/15/63 | ||
24 Jul 1789 | The Honble Robt Lindsay of Lewchars at St ford | 4 horses (2 carriage and 2 saddle) | £2 | Horse Tax | E326/9/12/127 | ||
24 Jul 1789 | William McCulloch at Scrogiesid for hyre | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/12/127 | Location | |
24 Jul 1789 | John Meldrum at Innerdvid | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/12/127 | Location | |
24 Jul 1789 | Robert Thom uper Frierton | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/12/127 | Location | |
24 Jul 1789 | Peter Walker at Newton | 1 saddle horse | 10s | Horse Tax | E326/9/12/127 | Location |